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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

  • Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
  • Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 17 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-06621

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 11 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the costs that it anticipates to cover with the £20.4 million that it has committed to provide over the next four years for the advocacy service, which will be provided by VoiceAbility.

Question reference: S6W-06622

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 11 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the new VoiceAbility head office to open in Glasgow.

Question reference: S6W-06632

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 11 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government by when the process of accrediting more companies to its accessible vehicles and equipment scheme will be completed.

Question reference: S6O-00856

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Claire Baker (On Behalf of the SPCB) on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment has been made of the new car park barrier system.

Question reference: S6O-00820

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Christine Grahame (On Behalf of the SPCB) on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) whether the business case for the new Scottish Parliament website was presented to, and signed off by, the SPCB in the previous parliamentary session.

Question reference: S6W-06906

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what research it has undertaken or is aware of on the likely causes of the reported increased seabird mortality recorded along the North Sea coasts in Autumn 2021.

Question reference: S6W-06838

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many care and repair schemes are in operation in each local authority.

Question reference: S6W-06839

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has provided to care and repair schemes.

Question reference: S6W-06842

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many new-build houses have been built by each local authority in each year since 1992, broken down by council tax band.

Question reference: S6W-06834

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reform the children’s hearing system, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.